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president obama held a news conference today. he answered questions on syria, the boston marathon bombings, and relations with congress. you can see it tonight at it :00 eastern. and then at night, clarence tyrus thomas0, spoke with students. how his views have changed over the course of his life. here is a look. >> i never called myself conservative. that was another put down in the 1980's when they started naming us black conservatives to show we were like some vile thing. but we did not call ourselves anything. we were people trying to think about very difficult things and offer a point of view. suddenly there was a prescribed point of view. i found that fascinating, if people were told they could only go to one neighborhood, that is wrong. keep -- to is ok to tell people you have to think certain things. that is bizarre. , i was never politically involved. i do not like politics. things.about i think about philosophies or ideology or things that happen in society. i do not like politics. --lso don't like and i certainly was n
president obama held a news conference today. he answered questions on syria, the boston marathon bombings, and relations with congress. you can see it tonight at it :00 eastern. and then at night, clarence tyrus thomas0, spoke with students. how his views have changed over the course of his life. here is a look. >> i never called myself conservative. that was another put down in the 1980's when they started naming us black conservatives to show we were like some vile thing. but we did...
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during a white house photo op 's kingorgian -- jordan abdullah, president obama discussed the civil war and other issues pretty searing government has used chemical weapons in the two-year civil war prepress and obama called the findings game changer. he said the investigation continues. this is about 10 minutes. [no audio] i want to welcome to the oval office once again king abdullah. his majesty is a great friend of the united states. jordan is a great partner to the united states on a host of issues. although we have recently seen each other, want to thank his majesty for the extraordinary hospitality he showed during our visit. there remain a host of issues in the region we will have a opportunity to discuss. first of all, i want to congratulate his majesty on syria -- the serious issue inside of jordan. we have been supportive with respect to long guarantees and other efforts in part because we have also seen the abdulla take some very important steps to further open democracy and entrepreneurship inside of jordan. we want to encourage that because we think jordan can be an extraor
during a white house photo op 's kingorgian -- jordan abdullah, president obama discussed the civil war and other issues pretty searing government has used chemical weapons in the two-year civil war prepress and obama called the findings game changer. he said the investigation continues. this is about 10 minutes. [no audio] i want to welcome to the oval office once again king abdullah. his majesty is a great friend of the united states. jordan is a great partner to the united states on a host...
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president obama left the white house this afternoon after making a couple of cabinet appointments, and he headed to mexico for the first of three days of his latin american trip. he held a news conference with the mexican president. a number of topics were talked about including immigration and commerce as well. of three days. here is their news conference from earlier. it is about 50 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> his excellency, and barack obama. we will hear from the president of the united mexican states. good afternoon, everyone. first and foremost, i would like to extend the warmest welcome to barack obama and his team. we would like to welcome them with open arms. we hope you feel at home. we appreciate your will. relationship built of mutual respect and collaboration for the benefit of our people. before we cover the areas on behalf of the mexican people, i -- to repeat our unfortunately common and it took the lives of american citizens. me, i would like to share with audience and memb
president obama left the white house this afternoon after making a couple of cabinet appointments, and he headed to mexico for the first of three days of his latin american trip. he held a news conference with the mexican president. a number of topics were talked about including immigration and commerce as well. of three days. here is their news conference from earlier. it is about 50 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite...
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posted the third white house science fair. obamamonday, president posted a third white house science fair. he announced a new program focusing on those four areas. this is 50 minutes. -- 15 minutes. [applause] >> thank you, everybody. have a seat. welcome to the white house science fair, one of my favorite events through the course of the year, and i just had a chance to see some of the outstanding exhibits that have been put forward by some of these american -- amazing young people, and let me just start by saying in my official capacity as president, this stuff is really cool. [laughter] these to say thank you to incredible young people for explaining to me what the heck is going on. everyone of you is enormously talented, obviously, but there is also a community of people that help them succeed, and teachers who believe in them and challenge them to do even more. all of them have loving parents and mentors and families. i not only want to give the young people a round of applause, but all the parents, teachers, principals a
posted the third white house science fair. obamamonday, president posted a third white house science fair. he announced a new program focusing on those four areas. this is 50 minutes. -- 15 minutes. [applause] >> thank you, everybody. have a seat. welcome to the white house science fair, one of my favorite events through the course of the year, and i just had a chance to see some of the outstanding exhibits that have been put forward by some of these american -- amazing young people, and...
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the obama administration -- i know they are working with this inside the white house to do a better job explaining the legality of the program, who they are targeting, why it is lawful, and why the rest of the world should in fact agree with what they are doing. in a moment i would be happy to get into the more of the legal details, but that is where we are right now. >> thanks, john. i'm a take you, mike, and thank you area much to the bipartisan policy center for having this event and inviting me. let me start out in the spirit of the center with agreeing with a lot of what john bellinger has said. the targeted killing program rate is profoundly important, has profoundly important legal and policy questions, and the public debate is crippled because we do not actually have a lot of the information that we need in order to determine the full extent of where the program is being carried out, how, against two, with what investigation, and what measures to prevent harm to civilians. let me also start out with another point of agreement. often a straw man is created thomas the idea that --
the obama administration -- i know they are working with this inside the white house to do a better job explaining the legality of the program, who they are targeting, why it is lawful, and why the rest of the world should in fact agree with what they are doing. in a moment i would be happy to get into the more of the legal details, but that is where we are right now. >> thanks, john. i'm a take you, mike, and thank you area much to the bipartisan policy center for having this event and...
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followed by an update on the situation in syria with jeffrey white. peter settled joins us. tweets,h your calls, and e-mails at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. the national rifle association held its annual meeting this weekend in houston tx. we will show you some of the featured speakers, including wayne lapierre, nra ceo. 8:35 eastern here on c-span. the anti-defamation league hosted its centennial summit last week in washington. keynote speaker talked about counter-terrorism efforts, i ran bang pots nuclear program, and syria. this is half an hour. >> pan am flight 103, munich twin towers and the pentagon, a move by, tokyo subway, the london underground, the images of two terrorist attacks are seared in our minds and the mere mention of those words and those places fill us with anger and sorrow. and now, unfortunately, boston gets added to that list. our hearts go out to the families and friends of those who were killed and our prayers for healing go to the wounded. boston is strong, indeed. this morninge knowing full well that no country, no city is immune from terrorist ex
followed by an update on the situation in syria with jeffrey white. peter settled joins us. tweets,h your calls, and e-mails at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. the national rifle association held its annual meeting this weekend in houston tx. we will show you some of the featured speakers, including wayne lapierre, nra ceo. 8:35 eastern here on c-span. the anti-defamation league hosted its centennial summit last week in washington. keynote speaker talked about counter-terrorism efforts, i ran bang...
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president obama joins the first lady, the vice president joe biden and jill biden @ will reveal plans that will include the training and hiring of bets by the private sector at 11:15 a.m. on cspan 3. behind us, in this curved wall, is the decision point bitter. as a place where class come together and go in and study decisions that george made on the financial crisis, on the surge in iraq, hurricane katrina, afghanistan, and get the information that he was given at the time and then be prodded by the press. not reinforced his decision but it shows people what he is faced with. the information that he had at the time and why he chose what he did that shows people if they would have done that as president. it also gives people an idea of what it is like to be president and to have those sorts of serious decisions. in fact, nearly every big problem comes to the desk of the president of the united states. >> joined former first lady laura bush for a tour of the new george w. bush library/museum at wednesday, 8:00 p.m. on c-span. >> this morning on c-span, "washington journal." at10:30, bi
president obama joins the first lady, the vice president joe biden and jill biden @ will reveal plans that will include the training and hiring of bets by the private sector at 11:15 a.m. on cspan 3. behind us, in this curved wall, is the decision point bitter. as a place where class come together and go in and study decisions that george made on the financial crisis, on the surge in iraq, hurricane katrina, afghanistan, and get the information that he was given at the time and then be prodded...
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live to the white house for announcements from president obama. [applause] >> thank you. good morning, everybody. please have a seat. my top priority as president is to grow the economy, create good, middle-class jobs, make sure the next generation prospers. in a few minutes, i will be departing the white house that will promote that priority. one of our largest economic partners, then i will be visiting coastal rita where i will send a summit with central american leaders. in both in the dutch instances, i will work to deepen trade relationships across latin america. a relationship that creates jobs, growth here at home and growing markets where they can sell more american-made goods and services abroad. before i go, i have some business to do. i am proud to announce that i will be nominating to outstanding individuals to my cabinet, who will focus on these issues. ier the past four years, have tasked the secretary of commerce and the trade representative with opening new markets for goods and services, doubling our expert -- exports. over those four years, ron kirk, alo
live to the white house for announcements from president obama. [applause] >> thank you. good morning, everybody. please have a seat. my top priority as president is to grow the economy, create good, middle-class jobs, make sure the next generation prospers. in a few minutes, i will be departing the white house that will promote that priority. one of our largest economic partners, then i will be visiting coastal rita where i will send a summit with central american leaders. in both in the...
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president obama marked 100 days of his second term and we see headlines like this one. president obama says "i am still relevant." is he finding his voice having an effective audience? how would you rate how he has done on the big issues? pre-k's i give him -- >> -- guest: i give him a b. we focus on the president and act like he has magic powers. a tough he has congress to work with, and the republicans in particular and democrats are to blame at times, too, have devoted themselves to not working with him. a lot of people thought he should have done more on the gun control will. i do not know he had it in his power to move those last six votes on either side. i am more critical on the sequester. newt: on gun control, then " york times" is sending reporters up to kelly ayotte where she is drawing supporters and detractors for her vote against the gun control bill. "the wallheadline in street journal." "theou watching -- washington post e are you watching what is happening? guest: very closely. she is in a purple state, so she needs to look to her right, and also to demo
president obama marked 100 days of his second term and we see headlines like this one. president obama says "i am still relevant." is he finding his voice having an effective audience? how would you rate how he has done on the big issues? pre-k's i give him -- >> -- guest: i give him a b. we focus on the president and act like he has magic powers. a tough he has congress to work with, and the republicans in particular and democrats are to blame at times, too, have devoted...
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he was at the white house correspondents back fist -- breakfast, and he sort of chewed out obama. host: no more politicians? .aller: we need americans the democrats are corrupt, and the republicans are corrupt. fast and furious, eric holder. right here, and ghazi -- benghazi. said, forinton americans dead, what did that matter? they were asking for help, and america did not give them none. host: brian calling for no more politicians in the 2016 race for the white house. a few more headlines from you -- for you. here is the "washington post" story on president obama's comments yesterday on u.s. troops on the ground in syria that is the story from "the washington post." on the same subject, this from today's "new york times" -- that story in today's "new york times" if you want to read more on that. on the subject of the 2016 race and your choice for president in the 2016 contest, we will go to ted from jefferson, iowa. good morning. caller: good morning, c-span. i just wanted to basically give a dutiful an iowan, caucus-goers. caucus-goer. i really like tammy baldwin of wisconsin a
he was at the white house correspondents back fist -- breakfast, and he sort of chewed out obama. host: no more politicians? .aller: we need americans the democrats are corrupt, and the republicans are corrupt. fast and furious, eric holder. right here, and ghazi -- benghazi. said, forinton americans dead, what did that matter? they were asking for help, and america did not give them none. host: brian calling for no more politicians in the 2016 race for the white house. a few more headlines...
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, produced by the white house historical association. it with the association, we're offering our special book, " first ladies of the united states of america," comments from noted historians and thoughts from michelle obama on the role of first ladies in history. the discountedor price of $12.95 available at c- span.org/products. by america'sated cable companies in 1979 and brought to you as a public service by your television provider. >> i went in. i walked in the kiosk. i said i was bob ney here to report. they said they knew one of my campaign managers in ohio. mail from california and massachusetts waiting on me. the go through the most embarrassing part of the stripped-down. , and thethe intake warden told the man to get away saying i could find my own way. clothes.the newbie another prisoner said, who is your escort? i said, a little guy in a suit yelled at me. he took me in the back way to the laundry room. the man is sitting there and he said, are you the congressman? i said, used to be. he said, republicans aren't you? i said,
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after that, today is news conference with president obama. in a conversation with supreme court justice terrence -- clarence thomas. she was invalid when she arrived at the white house. people think she did not participate much. that is not true preaching was very involved. she had a bedroom right across from the office. she was always able to hear what was going on. she was very active. she went in to the newspapers, brought different views to the president. she was the grandmother of the house, as well as taking care of her grandchildren. >> a conversation on eliza johnson is available on our website. tune in monday for our next program on julia grant. , a discussion on u.s. intelligence and counterterrorism efforts. we will hear from former deputy national security advisor, who served under resident bush. -- president bush. >> good morning everyone. datesolvement with adl back to the early 1980s, when i was exposed to the leak and its by the national chair. 's appeal has been twofold. its people, and its mission. i have the utmost respect
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the talk about the off the cuff line from obama on syria. what is next, now that the chemical weapons are out there, the white house is in a bit of a pinch on this? guest: they really are. a fascinating piece from the times, what worked out behind the scenes were not exactly what the president was doing. as they found in the press conference on tuesday, but knowing more about the chain of custody this is not about boots on the ground. no one wants that. even the syrian opposition does not want boots on the ground. really they want a no-fly zone and more sanctions to isolate the regime. host: does this have the potential to derail the agenda? guest: absolutely. foreign policy is always an x factor. in help the president, especially in the second term, because he doesn't have to work with congress, but the flip side is that it can consume this time, energy, the attention of the public, and it can really hurt him. host: nancy, tennessee, hello. caller: good morning. yes, i have one question. how do you get insurance if you have no job to pay fo
the talk about the off the cuff line from obama on syria. what is next, now that the chemical weapons are out there, the white house is in a bit of a pinch on this? guest: they really are. a fascinating piece from the times, what worked out behind the scenes were not exactly what the president was doing. as they found in the press conference on tuesday, but knowing more about the chain of custody this is not about boots on the ground. no one wants that. even the syrian opposition does not want...
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obama urged to get tough on syria. the white house said last week that military forces loyal to mr. assad probably used -- that story, again from "the washington times" this morning. benjamin parker is a foreign policy senior editor for foreignpolicy.com. thank you for joining us. take as to the latest on u.s. options that are discussed, boots on the ground was discussed yesterday on the sunday shows. where are things going right now? atst: at a pretty to look what intelligence is actually done. this conflict has been going on for dnearly two years. thee developments threaten intensity of international involvement. here's a quick time line. april 18 government but a letter to the u.s. general informing them that chemical weapons have been used around three cities. it was well samples, witness interviews, rebel material. at a security conference it was said that -- [inaudible] the u.s. administration have been given its intelligence. week hasurse of one gone from -- really the administration has gone from one reported back in january or there was a cable thatwith the notion chemical
obama urged to get tough on syria. the white house said last week that military forces loyal to mr. assad probably used -- that story, again from "the washington times" this morning. benjamin parker is a foreign policy senior editor for foreignpolicy.com. thank you for joining us. take as to the latest on u.s. options that are discussed, boots on the ground was discussed yesterday on the sunday shows. where are things going right now? atst: at a pretty to look what intelligence is...
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andents from historians michelle obama on the role of first ladies throughout history. now of elbow for a discounted price of -- available for a 95.counted price of $12. brought to you as a public service by your television provider. coming up tonight, former at thent bill clinton 20th anniversary of the holocaust museum. after that, president obama talks about investing in science innovation. later, another chance to see first ladies including eliza johnson wife of andrew johnson. former president bill clinton spoke monday at an event marking the 20th anniversary of the holocaust museum in washington dc this is just over an hour. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome today's honored speakers, the director of the holocaust museum. tom bernstein, chair of the holocaust museum. lisa zaid, a granddaughter of four holocaust survivors. world war ii veteran scottie. the founding chairman of the united states holocaust memorial museum. [applause] and president bill clinton, founder of the clinton foundation and 42nd president of [applause] states. please rise for the army fl
andents from historians michelle obama on the role of first ladies throughout history. now of elbow for a discounted price of -- available for a 95.counted price of $12. brought to you as a public service by your television provider. coming up tonight, former at thent bill clinton 20th anniversary of the holocaust museum. after that, president obama talks about investing in science innovation. later, another chance to see first ladies including eliza johnson wife of andrew johnson. former...
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obama will be the head table along with conan o'brien along with jay carney and the board of the white house association. ril ryan, steve of the the apers, the times and tibebune papers and others will be seated at the head table. more tweets coming in. for something called nerd prom you think they would be anal about starting on time. k.p. gordon says it is too crowded in that ballroom. have no idea how they do security for an event like this. bill o'reilly holding court nonstop. we will continue to watch the om and read your tweets at #nerdprom, we're waiting for the head table to be seated. . >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome ed henry the president f the white house association. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the president of the united states of america, barack bama and first lady michelle obama. [applause] ♪ [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please . and for the presentation ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing the star-spangled anner] ♪ [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ of lease welcome army chief staff. [applause] >> thank you, everybody. if everybody could please sit down, i
obama will be the head table along with conan o'brien along with jay carney and the board of the white house association. ril ryan, steve of the the apers, the times and tibebune papers and others will be seated at the head table. more tweets coming in. for something called nerd prom you think they would be anal about starting on time. k.p. gordon says it is too crowded in that ballroom. have no idea how they do security for an event like this. bill o'reilly holding court nonstop. we will...
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the talk about the off the cuff line from obama on syria. what is next, now that the chemical weapons are out there, the white house is in a bit of a pinch on this? guest: they really are. a fascinating piece from the times, what worked out behind the scenes were not exactly what the president was doing. as they found in the press conference on tuesday, but knowing more about the chain of custody this is not about boots on the ground. no one wants that. even the syrian opposition does not want boots on the ground. really they want a no-fly zone and more sanctions to isolate the regime. host: does this have the potential to derail the agenda? guest: absolutely. foreign policy is always an x factor. in help the president, especially in the second term, because he doesn't have to work with congress, but the flip side is that it can consume this time, energy, the attention of the public, and it can really hurt him. host: nancy, tennessee, hello. caller: good morning. yes, i have one question. how do you get insurance if you have no job to pay fo
the talk about the off the cuff line from obama on syria. what is next, now that the chemical weapons are out there, the white house is in a bit of a pinch on this? guest: they really are. a fascinating piece from the times, what worked out behind the scenes were not exactly what the president was doing. as they found in the press conference on tuesday, but knowing more about the chain of custody this is not about boots on the ground. no one wants that. even the syrian opposition does not want...
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. >> before leaving for mexico today, president obama will appear in the white house rose garden to make two personnel announcements. announce a nominee for the commerce department and the next trade representative. live coverage that kennecott 3:00 pm eastern. 10:00he rose garden -- a.m. eastern. to theion being donated national trust for the national mall to jump-start fundraising for the party in the nation's capitol. it is the largest private gifts and that restoring visitors to the national park. it receives more visitors than the grand canyon and yellowstone combined. an update on david petraeus. the university of southern california announced the retired general is joining the faculty rotcach classes and mentor members. general petraeus has a doctorate from princeton university. greats usc is a university that prices -- prizes academic excellence. studentcam contest had introduced from many students. >> i thought he would be a good subject to follow. i followed his life. >> i had an introduction to lock course and i was learning there was a double standard for those under 18 and t
. >> before leaving for mexico today, president obama will appear in the white house rose garden to make two personnel announcements. announce a nominee for the commerce department and the next trade representative. live coverage that kennecott 3:00 pm eastern. 10:00he rose garden -- a.m. eastern. to theion being donated national trust for the national mall to jump-start fundraising for the party in the nation's capitol. it is the largest private gifts and that restoring visitors to the...
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discusses a new education initiative at the white house science fair. after that, the 2013 teacher of the year. first senator speeches by signature heitkamp. >> it to cars pull someone has a stranger and the other as dick cheney, you get in the car with the stranger. >> if you took all the money republicans
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president obama announced the nomination this afternoon in the east room of the white house. we will show it to you in just over an hour from now, at about 5:50 eastern on c-span. at about 7 eastern, a congressional debate from south carolina's first district. the candidates are republican mark sanford, the former governor south carolina, and elizabeth colbert busch, sister of stephen colbert of comedy central. the debate comes to us from the citadel in charleston. again, it is live at 7:00. .> joining us is shawn drury thanks for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> this is the first and only televised debate between the former south carolina governor, mark sanford, and the democratic candidate, elizabeth colbert busch. how did this come about, and why tonight? >> i think the election was set a televisionfrom stand. that is right in sweeps month. some of the tv folks who are normally involved in this sort of thing may be were not able to have the type of commitment that they normally would. so we look at it as an opportunity for us to play a role. we have really been c
president obama announced the nomination this afternoon in the east room of the white house. we will show it to you in just over an hour from now, at about 5:50 eastern on c-span. at about 7 eastern, a congressional debate from south carolina's first district. the candidates are republican mark sanford, the former governor south carolina, and elizabeth colbert busch, sister of stephen colbert of comedy central. the debate comes to us from the citadel in charleston. again, it is live at 7:00....
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c-span's road to the white house 2016 coverage gets underway live tonight at 7:30 p.m. eastern. president obama on the second to of his three-day trip latin america spoke to students about how to be added to its of some americans toward mexicans have tapped into stereotypes and called for greater unity moving forward. >> despite all the bonds we share and the people who claim heritage on both sides, our attitudes sometimes hold to those stereotypes. thisamericans always see depicted in violations of border crossing. and let's a minute. many mexicans feel that america disrespects mexico or is trying to impose itself on mexican sovereignty. in both countries, such distortions create misunderstandings. they make it harder for us to move forward together. i have come to mexico to say i think it is important to recognize some realities. including the impressive comrades that we have in mexico. [applause] president's of the remarks earlier today. you can see the entire event tonight in prime time or you can watch it anytime on our website at www.c-span.org. student can competition had
c-span's road to the white house 2016 coverage gets underway live tonight at 7:30 p.m. eastern. president obama on the second to of his three-day trip latin america spoke to students about how to be added to its of some americans toward mexicans have tapped into stereotypes and called for greater unity moving forward. >> despite all the bonds we share and the people who claim heritage on both sides, our attitudes sometimes hold to those stereotypes. thisamericans always see depicted in...
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she was appointed by president obama in january and confirmed by the congress last month. the strong support she received is a real testament to the extraordinary experience she brings to the office and the long successful record of her private and public service. -- chairman white is best known as the united states attorney for the southern district of new york. as you know, that office litigates some of the most complex criminal cases in the nation. during her time there, chairman white saw her share of these, including prosecutions stemming from the bombings of the world trade center in 2001, 1993, and our embassies in 1998. in the private sector, chairman whiteheaded the litigation practice. she's also served as a director of the nasdaq stock exchange. at her nomination hearing in march, chairman white observed that "although the worst of the financial crisis may behind us none of us can be complacent." e share your wearness of omplacentcy. we realize that the trust imposed in us by 90 million fund investors is something we have to work hard every day to earn and to ke
she was appointed by president obama in january and confirmed by the congress last month. the strong support she received is a real testament to the extraordinary experience she brings to the office and the long successful record of her private and public service. -- chairman white is best known as the united states attorney for the southern district of new york. as you know, that office litigates some of the most complex criminal cases in the nation. during her time there, chairman white saw...